![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was a hard fought victory for Rome, however Hannibal Barca’s campaign in Italy, following his daring crossing of the Alps, nearly brought Rome to ruin. It marked the end of a contest for power in the Mediterranean - the establishment of Roman hegemony over the entire Italian peninsula and deep into Iberia. The Second Punic War is, arguably, the most sweeping, destructive war of ancient times.
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